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Rachmaninov

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A man of faith

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Rachmaninov: 15 facts about the great composer

Sergei Rachmaninov composer

9. A man of faith

Rachmaninov had a very deep and personal religious faith which he expressed beautifully in 1915 through his unaccompanied set of choral vespers. They are separated into two parts – the evening Vespers and the morning Matins, both full of exquisitely rich harmonies.

  1. Image 1: Sergei Rachmaninov
  2. Image 2: Glazunov
  3. Image 3: Brief Encounter
  4. Image 4: Rachmaninov daughter Irina
  5. Image 5: Rachmaninov drawing Pasternak
  6. Image 6: Young Rachmaninov
  7. Image 7: Rachmaninov playing piano
  8. Image 8: Shine Helfgott movie Rachmaninov
  9. Image 9: Sergei Rachmaninov composer
  10. Image 10: Russian Revolution 15 images

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Rachmaninov played on THEREMIN is utterly blissful

VOCES8 Rachmaninov

Listen to one of the most devastating climaxes in Russian music

pianist hand span infographic

Just how massive was Rachmaninov's hand-span?

Rachmaninov Music

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Steinway - Rachmaninov Prelude Improv

This improvisation on Rachmaninov’s monstrous ‘Prelude in C sharp minor’ will blow your mind

new releases 6th march

New Releases: Khatia Buniatishvili plays Rachmaninov and Dvorak with the LPO

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Watch this pianist play Flight of the Bumblebee on TWO pianos at the SAME TIME

Rachmaninov Pictures

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Rachmaninov Album Reviews

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New releases 11th Sep

New releases: Boris Giltburg plays Rachmaninov Piano Concert No. 2 & Steven Isserlis plays Haydn and CPE Bach's Cello Concertos

new releases 29th august

New Releases: Royal Air Force 100th Anniversary album and Rachmaninov played by Anna Vinnitskaya

new releases 30th july

New releases: Irnberger and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra play Beethoven and Rachmaninov with Martin Jones

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This conductor’s rage will simultaneously terrify and inspire you

Boris Giltburg Rachmaninov

Boris Giltburg gives a detailed tour of the magic of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2

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Here’s a fascinating and bizarre Soviet synthesiser from 1932

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